Get specific values from an array by a form action POST - php

Question

I'm having trouble getting specific values from an array. I have tried this but it doesn't work.
$item1 = $this->request->post['banner_image'];
foreach($item1 as $k => $v)
{
if($k == 'top' && $v > 0)
{
echo $v.' - ';
}
}
I need to get only a few values... such us [top] and [left] for each one .
This is the var_dump($_POST);
array(2) {
["pavcontentslider_module"]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
array(11) {
["layout_id"]=>
string(1) "1"
["position"]=>
string(9) "slideshow"
["status"]=>
string(1) "1"
["sort_order"]=>
string(1) "1"
["auto_play"]=>
string(1) "0"
["text_interval"]=>
string(4) "8000"
["width"]=>
string(4) "1170"
["height"]=>
string(3) "540"
["image_navigator"]=>
string(1) "1"
["navimg_weight"]=>
string(3) "184"
["navimg_height"]=>
string(2) "81"
}
}
["banner_image"]=>
array(6) {
[1]=>
array(7) {
["image"]=>
string(26) "data/slider/imgslider3.jpg"
["link"]=>
string(0) ""
["title"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(5) "testo"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(8) "engtesto"
}
}
["effect"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(7) "tossing"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(6) "bounce"
}
}
["class"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(12) "banner-info1"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(11) "banner-info"
}
}
["top"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(2) "90"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(3) "160"
}
}
["left"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(3) "660"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(3) "335"
}
}
}
[2]=>
array(7) {
["image"]=>
string(26) "data/slider/imgslider7.jpg"
["link"]=>
string(0) ""
["title"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(5) "test2"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(8) "engtest2"
}
}
["effect"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(7) "slideUp"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(7) "slideUp"
}
}
["class"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(12) "banner-info1"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(11) "banner-info"
}
}
["top"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(2) "91"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(3) "183"
}
}
["left"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(3) "210"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(3) "432"
}
}
}
[3]=>
array(7) {
["image"]=>
string(26) "data/slider/imgslider5.jpg"
["link"]=>
string(0) ""
["title"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(5) "testo"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(7) "resrser"
}
}
["effect"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(7) "slideUp"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(7) "slideUp"
}
}
["class"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(11) "banner-info"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(11) "banner-info"
}
}
["top"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(2) "10"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(2) "29"
}
}
["left"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(2) "20"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(2) "66"
}
}
}
[4]=>
array(7) {
["image"]=>
string(26) "data/slider/imgslider6.jpg"
["link"]=>
string(0) ""
["title"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(5) "testo"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(4) "teso"
}
}
["effect"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(7) "slideUp"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(7) "slideUp"
}
}
["class"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(11) "banner-info"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(11) "banner-info"
}
}
["top"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(2) "27"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(2) "22"
}
}
["left"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(2) "61"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(2) "66"
}
}
}
[5]=>
array(7) {
["image"]=>
string(26) "data/slider/imgslider8.jpg"
["link"]=>
string(0) ""
["title"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(5) "testo"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(6) "tes6yo"
}
}
["effect"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(7) "slideUp"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(7) "slideUp"
}
}
["class"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(11) "banner-info"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(11) "banner-info"
}
}
["top"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(2) "20"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(2) "14"
}
}
["left"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(2) "38"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(2) "57"
}
}
}
[6]=>
array(7) {
["image"]=>
string(26) "data/slider/imgslider2.jpg"
["link"]=>
string(0) ""
["title"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(5) "testo"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(5) "testo"
}
}
["effect"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(7) "slideUp"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(7) "slideUp"
}
}
["class"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(11) "banner-info"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(11) "banner-info"
}
}
["top"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(2) "29"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(2) "25"
}
}
["left"]=>
array(2) {
[4]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(2) "66"
}
[1]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(2) "47"
}
}
}
}
}

Answer 1

A way to have a better look at your results are to first echo "<pre>"; before you var_dump. That will allow you to see how the array is formatted better. My guess is that the $key you're searching for is embedded at a deeper level. If you're still having trouble parsing it yourself try editing your post to allow us to see a better formatted view. It's hard to see but try echoing (without the for loop) $item1[1]['image'] and see if anything is spit out. I think the values you are interested are actually within $item1[1] rather than just $item1. Hopefully that made sense.